Leadership preparedness is about anticipating. As I prepare for an upcoming canoe trip, I share four things that can help us all be better prepared to lead our teams on the next big adventure.
Before launching our teams on any new project, there are five questions we should have answers to so they don’t get lost in the jungle.
Whatever race we are running, if we want to be smiling at the finish line, these seven things can help us get there.
Eisenhower told a roomfull of military planners that “plans are worthless.” Here’s what he meant and how understanding his intent can help us face the next emergency.
Can visualization techniques help us see into the future? I think they can. Better, I think they can help us shape that future the way we want it to turn out. Done well, visualization techniques are a great tool for simulating future experiences before they happen so we can influence the outcomes. Here’s one way they helped me just last week, and several ways they can help you.
What does preparing for success look like? In this short video, a small team prepares to break a major barrier of human achievement; here’s what it takes.
Can we really plan to be lucky? He said, “Luck is the residue of design.” Who was it, and what did he mean? And more
How do we know when to change the plan? A casual remark by a friend last week got me thinking about the idea of flexibility
How can we be sure our efforts will lead to goal achievement? Here’s a unique way one person answered this question, and what we can
How do you know if your plan will work? Having a solid plan is one thing; knowing that it will work is something entirely different.
Leadership is about influencing people in a specific direction, but sometimes that direction needs to change. A book I just read provides a great framework
With our kids out of the house, we are moving from Pennsylvania to be closer to family in the Midwest. One of the many
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